Kamenice nad Lipou

Kamenice nad Lipou
Town
Tenement houses at the town square
Flag Coat of arms
Kamenice nad Lipou Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°18′11″N 15°4′31″E / 49.30306°N 15.07528°E / 49.30306; 15.07528Coordinates: 49°18′11″N 15°4′31″E / 49.30306°N 15.07528°E / 49.30306; 15.07528
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Vysočina
District	Pelhřimov
First mentioned	1267
Government
• Mayor	Jaromír Pařík
Area
• Total	31.53 km2 (12.17 sq mi)
Elevation	563 m (1,847 ft)
Population  (2020-01-01[1])
• Total	3,760
• Density	120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	394 70
Website	www.kamenicenl.cz

Kamenice nad Lipou (Czech pronunciation: [ˈkamɛɲɪtsɛ ˈnad lɪpou]) (German: Kamnitz an der Linde) is a town situated in Pelhřimov District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,800 inhabitants.

Sights[]

Its most important sight is a castle. It took part of its name after an ancient linden tree that still grows in the garden adjacent to the castle ("nad lipou" means "above a linden tree"). The tree is believed to be 700–900 years old.

A famous Jindřichův Hradec–Obrataň narrow gauge railway runs through the town.

Notable people[]

• Vítězslav Novák (1870–1949), composer

Honors[]

On 14 May 2021, asteroid 100728 Kamenice n Lipou, discovered by astronomers Miloš Tichý and Zdeněk Moravec at Kleť Observatory in 1998, was named by the Working Group Small Body Nomenclature in honor of the town.^[2]

Gallery[]

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  Chateau at Kamenice nad Lipou

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  Čsl. armády square

References[]

External links[]

• Media related to Kamenice nad Lipou at Wikimedia Commons

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